ءمع

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root describes a person who lacks independent opinion, will, or conviction. They are easily swayed by others, agreeing with everyone and lacking steadfastness in their beliefs or actions. This can manifest as being easily led, foolish, or overly agreeable.

Derived headwords

الإِمْعَةnoun

1.
Indecisive, weak-willed personboth
Someone who has no opinion or resolve, following everyone else's opinion and not sticking to anything. The 'ha' is for exaggeration.
2.
Easily led personclassical
One who follows others, agreeing with whatever they want.
3.
Person who follows others to foodclassical
In pre-Islamic times, this referred to someone who would follow people to a meal without being invited.
4.
Person who follows others in religionboth
In modern times, this refers to someone who follows others in their religious practice without independent conviction.
5.
Unstable friendclassical
Someone whose friendship is not steadfast.

إِمْعَةnoun

1.
Indecisive, weak-willed personboth
Similar to الإمعة, denoting someone without opinion or resolve, who agrees with everyone.

إِمْرnoun

1.
Foolish personclassical
A term for a foolish person, similar in meaning to إمعة.

إِمْرَةnoun

1.
Agreeable personclassical
One who agrees with every person regarding what they want; a foolish or easily led person.

تَأَمَّعَverb

1.
To be indecisiveclassical
To act like an إمعة, to be weak-willed or indecisive.

اِسْتَأْمَعَverb

1.
To be indecisiveclassical
To act like an إمعة, to be weak-willed or indecisive.

إِمْعَةadjective

1.
Indecisive, weak-willedboth
Describing someone who lacks opinion or resolve and follows others.

إِمْعَةnoun

1.
Wavererclassical
Someone who wavers or is undecided, especially in a trade or profession.

إِمْعُونnoun

1.
Indecisive peopleclassical
Plural of إمعة, referring to people who are weak-willed or indecisive.

Parallel reading

اغد عالما أو متعلما ولا تكن إمعة

Be knowledgeable or a learner, and do not be an إمعة (one who lacks opinion).

ولا نظير إلا رجل إمر، وهو الأحمق

And there is no equivalent except a foolish man (إمر), who is the simpleton.

وكذلك الإمرة وهو الذي يوافق كل إنسان على ما يريده

And likewise is the إمرة, who is one who agrees with every person on what they want.

لقيت شيخا إمعه، سألته عما معه، فقال ذود أربعه

I met an إمعة old man, I asked him what he had, and he said, 'A herd of four.'

فأنت الوزاوزة الإمعه

And you are the wavering, the إمعة.

كنا في الجاهلية نعد الإمعة الذي يتبع الناس إلى الطعام من غير أن يدعى

We used to consider in the pre-Islamic era an إمعة to be one who follows people to food without being invited.

وإن الإمعة فيكم اليوم المحقب الناس دينه

And the إمعة among you today is one who follows people in their religion.

رجل إمعة يقول لكل أحد أنا معك

An إمعة man says to everyone, 'I am with you.'

ورجل إمع وإمعة للذي يكون لضعف رأيه مع كل أحد

And a man is إمع and إمعة for one who, due to weakness of opinion, sides with everyone.

لا يكونن أحدكم إمعة

Let none of you be an إمعة.

قال: الذي يقول أنا مع الناس

He said: 'One who says, 'I am with the people.'

أراد ابن مسعود بالإمعة الذي يتبع كل أحد على دينه

Ibn Mas'ud intended by إمعة one who follows everyone in his religion.

الإمعة: المتردد في غير ما صنعة

The إمعة: one who wavers in something other than a craft.

والذي لا يثبت إخاؤه

And one whose friendship is not steadfast.

ورجال إمعون

And men are إمعون (indecisive).